Pueblo Crew Freed From North Korea After Brutal Captivity
The 82 surviving Pueblo crew members, beaten and starved during captivity, walked through a snowstorm to freedom in Panmunjom. Captain Lt Cmdr Lloyd Mark Bucher led the group, one killed, as they began medical treatment at Ascom City before possible US return for Christmas.
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Panmunjom
Korea
UPI
Pueblo
North Korea
Cmdr
Lloyd Mark Bucher
Pyongyang
Bucher
Bridge of No Return
North
South Korea
Duane Daniel Hodges
U.S
Ascom City
Seoul
Warren C. Buchanan
United States
Apollo 8 Near Moon In Orbit Preparations For Lunar Swing
NASA’s Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders entered the final approach to lunar orbit amid positive reports from flight director Glenn Lunney. A minor coolant valve issue was noted but considered noncritical as the team neared orbit and prepared for the 4:59 a.m. EST manuever.
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Earth
Lunney
Borman
Moon
Train wreck in Budapest kills dozens on Christmas trip
A fog bound head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Hungary killed 43 people, mostly children, and injured 57 with death toll feared to reach 100 as rescuers searched twisted wreckage. In Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie watched their grandson David marry Julie Nixon by closed circuit TV from hospital rooms.
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Budapest
UPI
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie
David Eisenhower
Julie Nixon
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
New York City
Weather outlook and local life notes from Norwalk area
Mostly cloudy and windy for today with snow flurries and a colder tonight. High in the 20s, low teens, Tuesday largely cold with more flurries and a high in the upper 20s. Wednesday partly cloudy and not so cold with diminishing winds. Norwalk Sunday highs near 47, lows around 26 with humidity rising. Births list several families in Norwalk area. Marriage license filings include August S. Martin and Mildred Camiscioni and David Harp and Sharon Linder. Deaths noted for several local residents including Amsden Kostoff Rockwell Lippert Ohlemacher Goodsite.
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Norwalk
August S. Martin
Monroeville
Farmer
Mildred M. Camiscioni
David L. Harp
Sharon A. Linder
Santa Delivers Christmas Cheer to Ill Norwalk Girl
Dianna Hamons five and David three were surprised by a visit from Santa at their Norwalk home after Dianna had surgery to straighten her rib cage. Santa’s helper Roger Stryker arranged the visit despite hospital flu restrictions. Santa gave Dianna a doll and the siblings shared smiles and joy.
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Dianna
David Hamons
Santa Claus
David
Santa
Woodlawn
Mr. Claus
Santa Claus Castle
Norwalk
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Roger Stryker
Reflector
Stryker
Norwalk Officials Eye New Pay Talks For Police And Fire
City officials consider再 new wage talks with Norwalk police and fire departments after uneven 10 to 14 percent raises. Firemen seek fringe benefits and vacations. police push for a long term contract to raise salaries toward State Patrol levels over 18 years.
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Norwalk
David Caprara
Caprara
Fraternal Order of Police
Jim Borgia
William Saladin
Council
The Gift I Remember Best Norwalk Family Recalls First Christmas
Mrs. Anne Vander Pyl recalls arriving from Holland with her husband and 15 month old daughter twelve years ago. They faced language barriers and homesickness but found welcome in North Fairfield through neighbors the Maerkischs and Bonds. They received gifts and hospitality that first Christmas and now feel at home in the United States.
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Mark Bernstein
United States
Anne Vander Pyl
East Main
Holland
Fairfield
VanderPyl
St. Nicholas
Nixon Nips Flu as He Plans Florida Vacation
President elect Richard M. Nixon, recently formed a cabinet and endured his daughter's wedding, said he has recovered from a low grade influenza that briefly stalled his Florida vacation plans. He emerged Sunday night from the Plaza Hotel reporting improvement after a rough Saturday.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Florida
Plaza Hotel
Julie
Nixon
Newsboy Helps Woman In Trouble In Reflector Story
Newsboy Tom Meesig, 13, aided an elderly woman who blacked out in a bath. He heard her cries when collecting payment and entered to check on her, prompting her to tap the window and provide a relative’s number for contact.
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Reflector
Tom Meesig
Robert Meesig
West Main Street
Meesig
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Pacific
Kimpo
Edwin M. Rosenberg
Pacific Fleet
Buchanan
Thomas Weiskittel
Townsend
Robert Chaneze
W. Seminary
Michael Rudy
Wakeman
Tim Walker
W. Parsons
Donald Smith
Daniel Clark
Nova
Robert Bores
E. Main
William O’dell
Timothy Laing
Donald Amsden
Greenwich
John E. Kostoff
Willard
Blanche M. Rockwell
Milan
Christina Rose Lippert
Stoutsville
Elizabeth Ohlemacher
John L. Goodsite
By Nancy Kellogg
Martha Maerkisch
Ernest Bonds
Maerkisches
Bonds
Janny
George Austin
Austin
Newsboy
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